density

Definitions


[ˈdɛnsɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the degree of compactness of a substance
(e.g: a reduction in bone density)

- a measure of the amount of information on a storage medium
(e.g: a low-density floppy disk)

- the quantity of people or things in a given area or space
(e.g: areas of low population density)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from French densité or Latin densitas, from densus ‘dense’




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